Tannen's claim is true enough with profound substance. Hot topics are taken by media to the extent of being pugnacious. They find it amazing I guess. As one side says something the other camp deliberately disputes it. And this is where the media plays along - it is how they treat the subject to open - they want their readers, listeners, or viewers caught up on how both camps point out their position. If something came too hard lined, it is the "action" they are waiting.
She well explained that our culture must not be obsessed on this media flow. A stream of argument and dispute. It can be…
